Example sentences of "they [vb past] to reach [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They failed to reach a consensus and in April and May submitted separate reports . |
| 2 | This criticism was in part a reflection of the call made by the Report of the Committee on Physical Deterioration for greater physical and mental education for adolescents , but it also pointed to the three main criticisms of clubs which were reiterated years later by Freeman : that they could only really provide amusement ; that their positive educational value was small ; and that they failed to reach the mass of boys . |
| 3 | If they failed to reach the fuses in time , they 'd be killed with the rest on the wall , and only a little earlier than the men of both sides who would open fire , without doubt , claiming treachery . |
| 4 | In establishing four oral rehydration packet production sites in Bangladesh , they failed to reach the majority of the Bangladeshi people owing to the inefficiencies of the production sites , the inherent inadequacies of the Bangladeshi transport network and the rural nature of the vast majority of the population . |
| 5 | They tried to reach the River Po , which they hoped to cross so that they could eventually get back to Germany . |
| 6 | The others paddled and scrambled over somehow and as they began to reach the other side , Hazel plunged . |
| 7 | Then they appeared to reach a decision and walked back to the Land Rover . |
| 8 | They wanted to reach the pole in five minutes , ’ he said . |